CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Slapstick comedy often gets a bad rap as mindless popcorn entertainment rather than serious art. Great Lakes Theater’s production of “Noises Off,” now at the Hanna Theatre through ...

This newly restored screwball comedy is a buoyant romp. The director revisits and refines the techniques used here in his later work in other genres. By Glenn Kenny When you purchase a ticket for an ...

Jim Abrahams, a film director and writer behind hit slapstick comedies like “Airplane!,” “Hot Shots!,” the “Naked Gun” series and more, died Tuesday, his son Joseph confirmed to Variety. He was 80.

The 73-year-old actor stars in the reboot of “The Naked Gun” as he reboots his career by venturing into slapstick comedy. The 73-year-old actor stars in the reboot of “The Naked Gun” as he reboots his ...